Railroad tie



Feb. 22, 1927. 1,618,932

' J. E. KELLY RAILROAD TIE Filed Sep 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l L A F I INVENTOP WITNESS: ATTORNEY Feb. 22, 1927. 1,618,932

J. E. KELLY I RAILROAD TIE Filed Sept. 20, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 l I I1 1 1 1 n IIIII'IIII'IIIIIIII'J Y i ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

entree STATES 1,618,932 PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES E; KELLY, or Ascawns'r vrnernra, assr'onea'or ONE-HALF T JQE s. HARPER, or asoo, WEST'VIRGINIA.

RAILROAD TIE.

Application filed September 20, 1926. Serial No. 136,573.

This invention relates to a tie for mine railroads, the general object of the invention being to provide means for holding a pair of extension rails on their sides, with their treads abutting. the end rails of a track so that the wheels of a car can pass from the said end rails upon the upset rails so that the said upset rails form a continuation of the track.

form ti e holding means for the upset rails that they can be easily and quiekly loosened to permit the unset rails to be moved longitudinally to sit er lengthen or shorten the track, as desired.

5 ll0tl181 object ofthe invention is to provide the improved tie with a pair of pivoted locking members, each of which, in one position, will hold an endrailto the tie and in another position will reinforce a member which supports the tread of the upset rail and which normally engages the base of an end rail.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in. the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. v

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a view showing a track with any improved ties in use supporting a pair of extension rails.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view showing an end rail and an upset rail, with the locking means for securing them to atie.'

t, Figure .i is a section on line 4-4: of Figure 1. I

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan View of a tie.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 3.

In these views, 1 indicates the end rails of a track and 2 indicates one of the ties of the said track. The ties forming the subjectmatter of my invention are shown at 3, and the upset rails supported by these ties, areshown at 4. The ties are of channel A further object ofthe invention is to so shape in cross section, as shown, in Figure 6, though they may be of any desired shape. Each tie, adjacent each end thereof, carries a locking lever 5 which is pivotally connected to the tie by the pivot pin 6, the stationary supportin member 7 which is riveted t0 he tie anc is undercut, as shown at 8, and the pivoted holding member 9 which is pivotallysecured to the tie by the bolt A- rein-foreing plate 11 is placed on the under face of the top of the tie and is perforated to receive the pin 6, the rivets and the bolt 10. The lever 5 has one end undercut to form the. recess 12 which engages a portion of the base of one of the end rails 1 so as to help holdthe said rail to the tie while the other end of the lever is provided with a beveled part 13 which is adapted to engage the recess 8 formed by the undercut of the member 7 when the lever is turned end for end. When the lever is in this po sition, it will fill the recess 8 and thus rein force the member 7 and prevent tilting movement of the same under the weight of the-car. This member 7 receives the tread part of the upset rail 4 and its outer end is beveled to torm an abutting Surface for a part of the base or the rail, as clearly shown in Figure 4. The member 9 is formed with a vertical part 1 1 for abutting the under face of the rail 4 and this part is provided with a hook-shaped upper end 15 for engaging the upper edge of the base of the rail i.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that each rail t is supported with its web in horizontal posit-ion'and with its tread abutting the rail 1 so that the flange of a car wheel will engage the under part of the tread of the rail 4: as the tread of the wheel rides over the tread of the rail 1. Thus when the wheel runs off the rail 1, it will still be supported by the rail 4: and there Will be no shocks or bumps as the wheel passes from one rail to the other. Each rail a is firmly supported by the members 7 and 9 so that there can be no movement of the rail, but when the rail is to be moved longitudinally in order to extend the track or to shorten the same, the nuts on the bolts 10 are loosened so that the members 9 on the ties Wlll release each rail to permit the same to be moved longitudinally. After the rails have been adjusted, the nuts of the bolts 10 are tightened again to clamp the rails in position, AS will be understood, the levers 5 on the ties which are supporting the end rails 1 are turned so that their recessed ends are engaging the bases of the rails 1 as shown in Figure 2, but those levers of the ties which are only supporting the rails 4.- are turned so that their beveled ends 13 will engage the recesses 8 of the members 7, as shown in Figure I.

It will be seen that my improved ties will firmly hold a pair of rails in upset position alongside the end rails of the track so that a car can pass from the said end rails upon the upset rails and vice versa and it will also be seen that the holding means can be easily and quickly loosened to permit adjustmentof'the upset rails when the track is to be e7-ttended or shortened. It will, of course be understood that as the track is being eX- tended, the ties 3 are moved to the extended portion of the track and an ordinary tie substituted therefor. It will also be understood that when the track has been extended a sufficient distance to receive an ordinary pair of rails, then these rails are put in place on ordinary ties and the upset rails are used when it again becomes necessary to extend the track, the improved ties being arranged at the outer ends of the end rails.

hile this invention is mainly designed for use in n ines, it will, of course, be understood that it can be used in other places and it is useful in connecting a curved part of a track with a straight part and where it is necessary to move the curved part inwardly and outwardly, for instance, in keeping the track close to a room pillar in a mine.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. Means for supporting a pair of upset rails alongside a pair of upright rails, comprising a number of ties, a holding member adjacent each outer end of each tie, a supporting member passing through the tie adoted to each end of each tie and having a recess at one end for engaging a part of the base of an upright rail, when the lever is used for holding an upright rail in position and a beveled part at its other end for passing under the supporting member to reinforce the same when the lever is used in connection with an upset rail.

2. Means for supporting a pair of upset rails alongside a pair of upright rails comprising a number of ties a holding member adjacent each outer end of each tie for clamping the base part of each upset rail to the tie, means for detachably connecting each holding member to the tie. a support ing member fastened to the tie adjacent each holding member so that the base flange of an upset rail will fit between the two members, with the edge of the tread of the upset rail resting upon the supporting member and a lever pivoted to each end of each tie and having a recess at one end for en gaging a part of the base of an upright rail ant. a beveled part at the other end for passing under the supporting member to reinforce the same.

3. Means for supporting a pair of upset rails alongside a pair of upright rails comprising a number of ties, each having a lever pivotedto each end thereof, one end of the lever being recessed to engage a part of an upright rail and the other end being beveled, supporting member fastened to each end of each tie and having an undercut part forming a recess for receiving abeveled end of the lever, said supportingmember formmg a rest for the tread of an upset rail and a holding member bolted to each end of each tie and having a vertical part for engaging JAMES E. KELLY. 

